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Allez!! Sam defeats Mauresmo in straight sets
31 March 2009
Sam celebrates her win over Amelie Mauresmo.
Sam has made it through to the quarter final stage of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami with a hard fought 6-4 6-4 victory over France’s Amelie Mauresmo.
The world No.42 downed the 20th seeded Frenchwoman a day after achieving the biggest win of her career by crushing world No.2 Dinara Safina 6-1 6-4.
Stosur will next meet 11th seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus for a place in the semifinals at an event often dubbed the sport’s “fifth slam”.
Stosur stuns Safina
30 March 2009
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Samantha Stosur has continued her good recent form by sweeping aside second seed Dinara Safina 6-1 6-4 to book a place in the fourth round of the WTA Miami hardcourt tournament. Read more
Sam’s Sunday success over Safina
30 March 2009
Sam has made her birthday tomorrow even more enjoyable, by clinching one of the best wins of her career- defeating Dinara Safina in the third round of the Sony Ericsson open in Miami today. She posted her 6-1 6-4 win in just under 1and a half hours. Sam started the match in a blaze, racing out to 5-0 before Safina got on the scoreboard. After winning the set 6-1, Sam again found herself well in front with a commanding 3-0 lead, until Safina fought back to level at 3-3. Sam won a vital break to lead 4-3, and found herself at 5-4 serving for the match when rain halted play. After a short delay, Sam served out the match and now has to prepare for a tough 1st round doubles match this afternoon.
Sam through to third round in Miami
28 March 2009
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Lleyton Hewitt and Jelena Dokic have been bundled out of the prestigious Miami Masters series and WTA event, while less heralded Australian Samantha Stosur is through to the third round.
Hewitt was thrashed 6-1 6-2 by seventh-seeded Frenchman Gilles Simon to extend his losing streak against top 10 opponents to 11 matches.
The world No.92 has now not beaten a top 10 player since he downed Nikolay Davydenko in Hamburg in May, 2007.
Dokic’s fairytale continues to unravel after the Australian Open quarter-finalist was sent packing by recent rival Caroline Wozniacki.
The 13th-seeded Dane won the second round match in three sets, 6-3 5-7 6-2.
Dokic upset Wozniacki on the way to the quarters in Melbourne but was then thrashed by her in Memphis last month.
Stosur, meanwhile, went through after trouncing Austrian Sybille Bammer 6-1 6-1.
Stosur’s victory sets up a daunting clash with second seed Dinara Safina, who downed Frenchwoman Mathilde Johansson 6-1 6-3 in an event unofficially billed as the “fifth slam”.
Sam through to round two in Miami
27 March 2009
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Australians Samantha Stosur and Jelena Dokic have both advanced into the second round of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami today.
Stosur was leading Sofia Arvidsson 6-1 2-0 when the Swede retired injured. Australia’s No.1 female player will next face Austrian 27th seed Sybille Bammer.
Stosur holds a 2-1 advantage over Bammer in their career meetings, however, it was Bammer who triumphed when they last met in 2007.
Meanwhile, Jelena Dokic has begun her Miami campaign on a positive note with a 6-3 7-6(5) victory over Romanian Edina Gallovits in the first round.
Dokic will now play Dane Caroline Wozniacki for the third time this season.
The Australian won their first meeting at the Australian Open in January before Wozniacki squared the ledger with a straight sets victory in Memphis.
Sony Ericsson Open
26 March 2009
Sony Ericsson Open
Miami, FL, USA
25 March-05 April 2009
Hard/Outdoors
LIVE SCORES!!!
Women’s Singles
| Rd | Opponent | Result | W/L |
|---|---|---|---|
| R128 | S ARVIDSSON | 6-1 2-0 (Ret’d) | W |
| R64 | S BAMMER | 6-1 6-1 | W |
| R32 | D SAFINA | 6-1 6-4 | W |
| R16 | A MAURESMO | 6-4 6-4 | W |
| Q | V AZARENKA | 1-6 0-6 | L |
Women’s Doubles
| Rd | Opponent | Result | W/L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | YAN/ZHENG | 3-6 6-3 10-5 | W |
| 16 | PAVLYUCHENKOVA/VESNINA | 6-3 7-6 | W |
| Q | GROENEFELD/SCHNYDER | 7-6 2-6 8-10 | L |
Hi from Tampa-USA!
20 March 2009
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